We have a new winner in the “longest Greys comic” competition. With seven panels, this one beats our previous incumbent by one.
For many years as we grew up it was a running joke that the Daleks could be evaded simply by going up some stairs. Yes, they were a destructive force to be reckoned with, and the modulated voices alone could send thousands of children – and quite a few adults – dashing for safety behind the sofa. But despite their menace we all knew that our bedrooms – almost invariably upstairs – would be safe from invasion.
Then Russell T Davies came along and changed all that by giving the Daleks the ability to fly* in the episode “Dalek“. As an extra jibe at those of us who had grown up through the earlier years of Doctor Who, this capability was introduced in a stairwell, just as the humans thought they would be able to outrun their nemesis with a few feet of additional altitude.
So the Daleks used to be unable to deal with stairs; now they can fly. Clearly there must have been some period of Dalek research and development during which they experimented with various approaches to “the stair issue”. This comic is our impression of what probably went on throughout those quiet years on Skaro.
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D1: We are the supreme race
D2: Yet The Doctor keeps defeating us
D3: We must research superior technology
D4: Especially a way to deal with stairs
[Several panels follow, showing a "crash test Dalek" being used to experiment with a catapult, see-saw, balloons and a rocket. The crash test Dalek is increasingly battered and broken in each panel]
[The Daleks are talking to a pair of Greys]
D1: Your advanced technology intrigues us
D4: What do you call this device of yours?
G1&2: "The Ramp"
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Very funny – one of my favourites!
<3 ! Great job. I've never loved the Daleks more.
The Daleks have been able to levitate for a while, we just haven’t seen them do it on-screen much.
The first on-screen levitation was actually in Remembrance of the Daleks with the Seventh Doctor.
(yes, I know I’m late to the comic, but I’ve only just started reading, going through the backlog).
I hope you enjoy the backlog 😀
While you’re working through it, do take the time to look at the commentary we post with each strip. It often provides more insight into the thinking that went into the comic, or additional background information. In the case of this comic we deal with the history of Dalek levitation, and even mention Remembrance of the Daleks specifically. We do at least try to do our homework 😉